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Sudije 12

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1 A ljudi od plemena Jefremovog skupiše se, i prešavši na sever rekoše Jeftaju: Zašto si išao u boj na sinove Amonove a nas nisi pozvao da idemo s tobom? Spalićemo ognjem dom tvoj i tebe.

2 A Jeftaj im reče: Imah veliku raspru sa sinovima Amonovim ja i moj narod, i pozvah vas, ali me ne izbaviste iz ruku njegovih.

3 Pa videći da me ne izbaviste, stavih dušu svoju u ruku svoju i otidoh na sinove Amonove, i Gospod mi ih dade u ruke; pa što ste sada došli k meni da se bijete sa mnom?

4 Tada Jeftaj skupi sve ljude od Galada, i udari na Jefrema; i ljudi od Galada pobiše Jefrema; jer govorahu: Begunci ste Jefremovi vi, ljudi od Galada, koji se bavite među Jefremom i među Manasijom.

5 I Galad uze Jefremu brodove jordanske. I kad koji od Jefrema dobeže i reče: Pusti me da pređem, rekoše mu oni od Galada: Jesi li od Jefrema? I kad on reče: Nisam,

6 Onda mu rekoše: Reci: Šibolet. A on reče: Sibolet, ne mogući dobro izgovoriti. Tada ga uhvatiše i zaklaše na brodu jordanskom. I pogibe u ono vreme iz plemena Jefremovog četrdeset i dve hiljade.

7 I Jeftaj bi sudija Izrailju šest godina; i umre, i bi pogreben u gradu galadskom.

8 A posle njega bi sudija Izrailju Avesan iz Vitlejema.

9 I imaše trideset sinova i trideset kćeri, koje razuda iz kuće, a trideset devojaka dovede sinovima svojim iz drugih kuća; i bi sudija Izrailju sedam godina.

10 I potom umre Avesan, i bi pogreben u Vitlejemu.

11 A posle njega bi sudija Izrailju Elon o d Zavulona; on bi sudija Izrailju deset godina.

12 Potom umre Elon od Zavulona i bi pogreben u Ajalonu u zemlji Zavulonovoj.

13 Posle njega bi sudija u Izrailju Avdon sin Elilov Faratonjanin.

14 On imaše četrdeset sinova i trideset unuka, koji jahahu sedamdesetoro magaradi. I bi sudija Izrailju osam godina.

15 Potom umre Avdon sin Elilov Faratonjanin, i bi pogreben u Faratonu u zemlji Jefremovoj na gori amaličkoj.

   

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Two

  

The number "two" has two different meanings in the Bible. In most cases "two" indicates a joining together or unification. This is easy to see if we consider the conflicts we tend to have between our "hearts" and our "heads" -- between what we want and what we know. Our "hearts" tell us that we want pie with ice cream for dinner; our "heads" tell us we should have grilled chicken and salad. If we can bring those two together and actually want what's good for us, we'll be pretty happy. We're built that way -- with our emotions balanced against our intellect -- because the Lord is built that way. His essence is love itself, or Divine Love, the source of all caring, emotion and energy. It is expressed as Divine Wisdom, which gives form to that love and puts it to work, and is the source of all knowledge and reasoning. In His case the two aspects are always in conjunction, always in harmony. It's easy also to see how that duality is reflected throughout creation: plants and animals, food and drink, silver and gold. Most importantly, it's reflected in the two genders, with women representing love and men representing wisdom. That's the underlying reason why conjunction in marriage is such a holy thing. So when "two" is used in the Bible to indicate some sort of pairing or unity, it means a joining together. In rare cases, however, "two" is used more purely as a number. In these cases it stands for a profane or unholy state that comes before a holy one. This is because "three" represents a state of holiness and completion (Jesus, for instance, rose from the tomb on the third day), and "two" represents the state just before it.